• 10.00am - 5.30pm
  • FREE
  • Chelsea, London
  • 10.00am - 5.30pm
  • FREE
  • Chelsea, London

The Blitz: Gallery Trail

Follow this gallery trail, accompanied by ATS servicewoman Shirley Hamilton, to find out more about the Blitz.

Trail

Resource files

Trail (PDF, 2.99 MB)

Curriculum areas

History
English

Level

KS2 (Ages 7 to 11)

Subjects

Second World War
Britain

Series

Army at Home

The Blitz trail

Join ATS servicewoman Shirley Hamilton on a tour of the galleries. Look around and find items related to the Blitz and discover how Shirley and her comrades worked to keep Britain safe from enemy bombs during the Second World War.

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